What is the general trend globally for increasing species richness?

A. Increasing from east to west across continental land masses.
B. Increasing from polar areas towards the tropics.
C. Increasing from tropical seas into temperate forests.
D. Increasing from the tropics towards polar areas.
E. Increasing from clay soil types into organic soils.


B. Increasing from polar areas towards the tropics.

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